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Utopia

uto·pia

UK/juːˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ US/juˈtoʊ.pi.ə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a book by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island

2.

ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects

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3.

a work of fiction describing a utopia

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Origin

From New Latin Ūtopia, the name of a fictional island possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More.

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